Juventus will line up moves for two Chelsea midfielders if Jose Mourinho
succeeds in signing £74 million Paul Pogba

Chelsea’s interest in Paul Pogba has taken an intriguing twist after it emerged Juventus are interested in Oscar and Ramires.

Pogba, who has been valued by his agent at £74 million, is one of Chelsea’s top summer targets. Juventus are lining up moves for Oscar and Ramires with the cash they would receive for the midfielder. That gives Chelsea a boost in their attempt to land Pogba ahead of Manchester United, City and Paris St-Germain.

Barcelona are the latest club to show an interest in Pogba, but the Spaniards cannot make any signings until next year.

The striker withdrew from international duty with Spain after being forced out of Chelsea’s victory over Hull City with a hamstring strain, but is desperate to face Stoke.

Costa continued his rehabilitation outside at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground on Thursday and hopes to prove his fitness to Mourinho.

Mourinho admitted Costa’s hamstring issues are a concern, but the 26-year-old wants to lead Chelsea to the title before taking an extended rest.

Jose Mourinho is looking to strengthen his squad in the summer

Spain will be watching developments over Costa with great interest, following past fallouts over his fitness and availability.

Costa’s last Spain appearances were against Slovakia and Luxembourg in October, after which Mourinho complained about the condition in which he returned, prompting an angry response from Spain manager Vicente del Bosque.

Costa and Cesc Fabregas pulled out of Spain’s squad for the Belarus and Germany games in November, with Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos questioning the commitment of the pair.

Spain next play against Belarus in Euro 2016 qualifying on June 14, when they will hope Costa is available.

Chelsea are six points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League and Mourinho has told his players that every game is now a cup final, as the they attempt to clinch the club’s first title success since 2010.

Costa has been warned that he will not be able to intimidate or outmuscle Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross if he does manage to prove his fitness.

Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam has backed Shawcross to stand up to Costa by saying: “He’s a strong centre-forward and a good player, but Ryan knows how to play against him and did well the last time he played against him.

“I wouldn’t say Costa’s a bully. He’s a top-class, powerful striker who’s similar to when [Didier] Drogba first came over.

“But it’s not just Costa we have to watch. There’s also [Cesc] Fabregas, [Eden] Hazard and a lot of other good players.”